Snap for bracelets



W. MAGUIRE AND A. BAUSCH.

SNAP FOR BRACELETS. APPLICATIOF men MAR. 29, 1920.

"1,353,772, v PatentedSept. 21,1920.

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To all whom it may concern: 7

"Be it known that we, VILLiAM MAGUTRE and ALBERT BAUsoH, botht citizens of'the United 'States and residents of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York,

. have invented a new and useful Snap for Bracelets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to snap fasteners or catches for bracelets, and has foran object the provision of an improved construction which is easily operated and which when snapped closed will positively remain closed under any and all conditions except the usual opening action.

Another object of the invention is to provide a snap fastener for flexible bracelets in which interlocking hooks are provided having overhanging members whereby the hooks must pass each other and then come back to a locked position, thus assuring a positive interlocking action.

A further object of the invention is to provide a snap fastener for bracelets wherein one end of the bracelet is provided with a pair of rigid hooks facing each other and the other end is provided with a pair of resilient hooks adapted to snap into the rigid hooks within the boxing of part of the bracelet.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a' snap fastener embodying the invention, the same being shown with the complete bracelet in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the snap fastener shown in Fig. 1 with certain parts broken away for better illustrating the hooks embodying certain features of the invention.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view through Fig. 1 on line 3-3.

. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through Fig. 1 on line 4-4.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view through Fig. 2 on line 5-5.

Fig. 6 is a side view of the spring hooks shown in Fig. 2.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a bracelet of any desired kind which is provided with a snap fastener 2 of special construction. The snap fastener 2 is provided with what is known as a double box 3, in which is soldered or otherwise secured a plate 4 havinga e rs m- Patented Sept. 21.1920. Application filed March 29, 1920.' Serial 1\ l'o. 369,500.

integral hooks-5 and saidhooks having overhanging shoulders '7 and 8 in the nature of ordinary fish hooks,' so as tofcoact with the overhanging shoulders 9Iand 10 of the spring catch 11.

It will be noted that the plate 4 extends from the box 3 into a double box 12, and in the box 12 interlocks with a spring catch 11. This spring catch is provided with hooks 13 and 14 carrying the overhanging shoulders 9 and lO and a spring loop 15 surrounding the upstanding A The snapfastener 2 may be connected" with the flexible bracelet 1 formed with a number of boxes designed to receive diamonds or other stones, similar to the boxes indicated by the numeral 3, or may be connected with solid bracelets hinged together at one point. By providing the overhanging and interlocking shoulders 7 and 8 and also the shoulders 9 and 10 the parts are so interlocked as to positively resist disengagement, the spring 15 continually urging the hooks 13 and 14 outwardly. When it is desired to disengage the catch the thumb and finger is pressed against the enlargements 19 and 20 whereupon the hooks 13 and 14 are pressed together and away from the hooks 5 and 6, so that the hooks 5 and 6, plate 4 and associate parts may be moved away from the spring catch 11 and thus cause the bracelet to be opened. To close the bracelet it is merely necessary to place the hooks 5 and 6 into the end of the box 12 and then force the parts together until a snap is heard, which will cause the parts to assume the position shown in Fig. 2, said position being a completely locked position.

What we claim is:

1. A catch for flexible bracelets comprising a plate adapted to be connected with one end of the bracelet and projecting there from, said plate having a pair of facing integral hooks, each hook being formed with an overhanging shoulder, a coiled member having ends formed as hooks with overhanging shoulders, the coil proportioned to act as a spring, said coiled member being arranged wholly Within part of the opposite end of saidibrac'elet tosaid 'plate and-positioned to snap into interlocked relationship With said first mentioned hooks 'WhBIfthG part of said plate including the hooks are inserted in. .the end sofither braceletcarry-ing the coiled member, andmanuallysactuated means for disengaging the hooks of the coiled member .froinrithe; first .,mentioned hooks.

' 2. A ,.cat'ch"f0r"flexible bracelets compris- 'ing; a plate; adapted; vto be, connected with ,onerend ofiadbraceleti and projectingthere from, said plate having a pair of hooks, a pair of resilient hooks carried by the oppo- P site-end of said bracelet-and positioned first mentioned hooks when theparts of said plateiincludingsaid hooks are inserted in the end of the bracelet carrying the second mentioned hooks, :and manually actuated means fordisengaging l the second .men-

tioned hooksgfrom-the first mentioned hooks.

-WILLIAM MAGUIRE. .5'ALBEBT .BAUSCH. 

